Update: Okaay, maybe the typhoon was taken just a liiittle lightly earlier on. One branch snapping off and landing next to a parked car is one thing. Another thing entirely is waist-high flooding on the streets outside (no bullshit - the guardhouse has now been evacuated) and multiple fallen trees in and outside the SunPower compound (Jacob: "There's a tree floating in the middle of the road!"). The Environmental, Safety and Health unit where we work is empty. People are on on full alert running across the whole facility. Power is down. We are currently running on emergency generators, which have enough fuel to last a day and a half. I was sitting at a canteen table earlier, adjacent to one where an Emergency Response Team was having a meeting, and I caught from the Tagalog I can understand that they were talking about bringing out sleeping mats for the employees. Looks like we're in for the long haul.

Mom, dad, everyone, I love you. :p Send chocolate.

Oh, here are some pics taken by my camera phone. They show fallen trees outside and how all exits are cordoned off and manned, either by ERT members or by maintenence personnel who are doing their best to stem water from coming in.

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Today's picture - for your amusement only - is of me in a bunny suit (rabbit ears optional).



Not much happening at work... there's a chance we'll be sent home though. Metro Manila and our area is about to be hit by typhoon Milenyo, which at the moment has been given a Public Storm Warning Signal 3 with maximum sustained winds of over 130 kph near the center. Storm signal 3 activates stay-home orders for all school levels up to college as well as all government institutions, but not private businesses. However, if it continues building up strength (outside our window a branch just snapped and almost hit a car - EVERYBODY PANIC!), SunPower might be forced to send its employees home. Yay! :p

Note to self: Keep updated on the news. Be suspicious if there is a power outage upon waking up. Be suspicious of lack of traffic on the way to work. Read the fucking news alerts that Globe Telecom sends to your mobile phone. And call ahead to SunPower to verify if it is indeed necessary to go to work.